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What Canadian Weather Reports Once Looked Like

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This 1967 clip of CBC Weatherman Percy Saltzman doing his job for Canadians resurfaced several years ago. This was obviously long before TV meteorologists presented weather reports using green screens and computer graphic representations of radar. Chalk was his tool, and he was evidently a master with it.

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The Regional Assembly of Text is Turning 20-Years-Old This Month!

The Regional Assembly of Text is marking the two-decade milestone of their flagship location (3934 Main Street) this month, with an afternoon full of celebratory fun on Sunday, August 24th. Time to get nostalgic!
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Five Years Ago This Week, Inside the Mess That Would Eventually Become ‘The Arbor’

It's been five years since they first broke ground on The Acorn's casual cousin. Take a look inside its messy beginnings.
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Exactly Five Years Ago, One of Vancouver’s Best Restaurants Softly Opened in Chinatown

These photos were taken the night of the Japanese-Italian inspired restaurant's first friends and family service in late April, 2016.
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Five Years Ago in East Van, Patiently Awaiting the Arrival of Really Good Pie

The new Pie Shoppe address allowed for more room and natural light, not to mention the ability to actually seat guests.

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